Kim Cattrall Biography

The actress Kim Cattrall was born in 1956 in Liverpool, England. Long before she rose to fame as the character of Samantha on the hit television series Sex and the City, Cattrall studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Following a move to New York City, she accepted her debut role in the film Rosebud (1975), before contracting with Universal Studios in 1976, becoming one of the last actors in the United States with an old-fashioned “contract player” system of Hollywood.

Universal placed Kim Cattrall in a number of television roles, and in the 1970’s and 1980’s, she could be seen a number of television shows, including: Quincy, M.E., Columbo, and The Incredible Hulk. She also appeared in the films: Tribute (1980), and Ticket to Heaven (1981), Porky’s (1982), Turk 182 (1985), Hold-Up (1985), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1988.) Cattrall’s star began to rise even further in the 1990’s, with appearances on stage in such works as A View From the Bridge and Wild Honey, but it was her role as Samantha in Sex in the City, which began in 1997, which truly rocketed her to fame. Kim Cattrall remained with the show until it stopped its run in 2004, and during that time she garnered five Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in the series.

Kim Cattrall has remained quite busy as actress since the conclusion of the series. In addition to penning the book Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm (2002), she has appeared in the films: Ice Princess (2005), Sex and the City: The Movie (2008), The Ghost Writer (2010), and Sex and the City 2 (2010.) She also recently appeared on stage in Toronto, in the play Private Lives (2011), and in 2013 she began a run in Tennessee William’s play Sweet Bird of Youth.